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Not-So-Newlyweds: The Fearsome Double Date

I had never been on a blind date until I got married. So here’s how it goes. You have a friend, and he/she has a significant other, and you think to yourself, hey, let’s all be friends! It doesn’t necessarily ... more...

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My Little Victory Garden: The Sweet Simplicity of Braiding Onions

Thirty-nine years later, I still romanticize the annual rhythm of doing what I can with my own hands and my own earth to provide food for my family. And one of these annual rituals includes harvesting onions twice a year, drying them, and braiding them into usable portions to either keep in the garage until those on my hook in the kitchen are gone, or give away to friends. more...

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Simple Sabbath — Because We Fail

I fail. I have failed. I will fail.  As people we fail; as friends we fail; as a spouse we fail. Failure is in us and all around us. Misery loves company – – – Or so I’ve heard. I ... more...

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Brighter Lights In A Small Town

Recently, I’ve developed an addiction to Friday Night Lights. The TV drama is set in a small town in West Texas and centers on the life of the high school football coach, his family, and his players.  FNL has its ... more...

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On the Horizon: Devastating Drought

Few times in my life have I experienced something where I was moved to tears. When I traveled to Southwestern Oklahoma and saw the devastation brought on by the severe drought, my tears were some of the only water around. ... more...

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On the Horizon: Vince Orza–Entrepreneur Extraordinare

Vince Orza has truly done it all and he is the type of person that I aspire to be. For years Orza called television home and then eventually took a job teaching. In the meantime, he ran for governor of ... more...

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On the Horizon: On the Grid

It’s something that nearly everyone takes for granted in this country. Clean drinking water has been the norm since I was alive, but due to failing infrastructure it may be at risk. Scott Huler, author of “On the Grid” takes ... more...

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On the Horizon: Busting Pipes

The temperatures are dropping and the ground is beginning to freeze, with that comes the endangerment of an aging infrastructure that is weakening by the minute. Across the nation, cities are dealing with the same issue – the need to ... more...

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On the Horizon: Mysterious Oklahoma

It has been an interesting year. We have gone noodling, seen students compete at the world’s largest junior livestock show, and tangled with some spirits from the afterlife. Life is never dull at Oklahoma Horizon. In this week’s video blog, ... more...

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On the Horizon: Cotton Dilemma

With cotton being a staple in our day-to-day lives, it is big business for farmers in Southwestern Oklahoma. I had the opportunity to travel to Altus, Okla., with the OSU Oklahoma Ag Leadership Encounter. We learned about the irrigation district ... more...

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On the Horizon: Hee Haw–A New Appreciation
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Maybe I was just too young to fully appreciate some of the finer aspects of the long running show Hee Haw, but in working on this week’s story I noticed something for the first time. The women on the show ... more...

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